The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (Penguin Reference Books)

by Arthur S Reber (Author), Arthur S Reber (Author), Emily Reber (Author), Rhianon Allen (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $4.16

  The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology has become a byword for demystifying the language of this complex subject. Invaluable for both students and professionals, this wide-ranging and accessible reference work is an indispensable guide to all areas of psychology and psychiatry.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.23

  This new and revised edition gives definitions and examples of the past use for over 17,000 terms used in psychology, psychiatry and related fields, including terms borrowed from other disciplines and everyday language. It also aims to resolve some of the problems raised by psychological terms. As well as focusing on what a given technical term means, the author shows how the term is actually employed, its connotations and how it has been used - and abused - in the past.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $15.50

  The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology has become a byword for demystifying the language of this complex subject. Now fully updated for its fourth edition, this wide-ranging and accessible dictionary is invaluable for both students and professionals, and an indispensable guide to all areas of psychology and psychiatry. It covers related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology. It describes how terms are employed, their wider connotations and past usage. It looks in detail at such key concepts as addiction and instinct.